Lakes
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, apart from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although like the much larger oceans, they form part of earth's water cycle. Lakes are distinct from lagoons which are generally coastal parts of the ocean. They are generally larger and deeper than ponds, which also lie on land, though there are no official or scientific definitions. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams, which are usually flowing …
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AUP: Athabasca University Press · 22 November 2024 English
“Dopp looks closely at hockey myths but not solely to debunk them. Hockey on the Moon offers a conversation in the best sense. This is hockey talk that works across …
[Canadian colonists] claim as Canadian the rivers and lakes and land once owned exclusively by Indians, so …
Fraser Institute · 13 November 2024 English
Since 2000, Quebec’s real per-capita GDP has grown at an annual average of 1.2 percent, while Ontario’s has grown at 0.7 percent—both below the Canadian average. Ontario and Quebec’s real …
population and GDP. Their location astride the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River System has linked their des- … their integrated regional economies along the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence axis are adjacent to the markets of …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 12 November 2024 English
The political life of Dene leader Georges Erasmus — a radical Native rights crusader widely regarded as one of the most important Indigenous leaders of the past fifty years. For …
of glacial- scoured igneous metamorphic rock, lakes, grasslands, fens and peat bogs, and forests of … going on these little day trips to one of the lakes north and east of us, to get away from any berries … of aquatic vegetation rising to the surface of lakes and ponds. This is the muskrats gathering material …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 12 November 2024 English
The poetic memorialization of the Maghribī city illuminates the ways in which exilic Maghribī poets constructed idealized images of their native cities from the ninth to nineteenth centuries CE. The …
dramatic gorges, flowing rivers, picturesque lakes, and azure seas.45 Perhaps even more intriguingly …
UMP: University of Manitoba Press · 7 November 2024 English
“This book is absolutely amazing and one of the most original collections that I have read in many years. Intended for everyone who inhabits Turtle Island—Indigenous and settler alike—Manomin encourages …
grasses grow in the shallow, slow-moving waters of lakes and some rivers. Zizania palustris, about whom … seed each year. It is most common in the Great Lakes region. We remind our readers to enliven rather … are harder to come by in areas outside the Great Lakes. Like paddy rice, which has been traditionally … story as it roots Anishinaabeg around the Great Lakes. Origin stories provide an explanation of how the … came to occupy lands and waters around the Great Lakes; however, regional variations of this teaching exist …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 30 October 2024 English
This publication describes the protocols used in the IISD Experimental Lakes Area (IISD-ELA) Analytical Service Laboratory for the measurement of chemical constituents in freshwater samples. …
and individuals. IISD Experimental Lakes Area IISD Experimental Lakes Area is the world’s freshwater laboratory … laboratory. A series of 58 lakes and their watersheds in northwestern Ontario, Canada, IISD-ELA is the … scientists can research on and manipulate real lakes to build a more accurate and complete picture of … of what human activity is doing to freshwater lakes. The findings from over 50 years of ground-breaking … assistants who have worked in the IISD Experimental Lakes Area Analytical Service Laboratory. Their collective …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 21 October 2024 English
While IISD's reputation as a convenor, a trusted thought leader, and a go-to source on key issues within the sustainable development field is stronger than ever, the work happening outside …
Europe [“IISD – Europe”] and IISD Experimental Lakes Area Inc. [“IISD ELA Inc.”], all of which are controlled … and IISD is the sole member. The Experimental Lakes Area is a freshwater research facility in Northwestern … management and operations of the Experimental Lakes Area on April 1, 2014. IISD ELA Inc. obtained charitable … be the sole harvester of bait fish on specific lakes and streams. Management has determined that its …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 21 October 2024 English
While IISD's reputation as a convenor, a trusted thought leader, and a go-to source on key issues within the sustainable development field is stronger than ever, the work happening outside …
IISD’sIISD Annual Report 2023–2024 8 Experimental Lakes Area (IISD-ELA), the world’s freshwater laboratory … scientific research conducted on whole lakes at our Experimental Lakes Area in Canada. Tracking Progress … difference.21 Canada is home to more than 2 million lakes, but only 58 of them comprise the world- renowned … remote pocket of northwestern Ontario, these lakes play the critical role of living laboratories for … ” PHILANTHROPY SPOTLIGHT: IISD EXPERIMENTAL LAKES AREA “When You Give Back, You Gain So Much More” …
NSP: New Society Publishers · 8 October 2024 English
Everyone's guide to using the power of science to produce healthier and tastier fruits and vegetables From garden to fork, Food Science for Gardeners is everyone's guide to optimizing the …
environment, eventually ending up in rivers and lakes. Small microbes ingest it, and it starts making … eat them. This was a huge problem in the Great Lakes during the seventies and eighties. Levels are now …
Great Lakes United · 2 October 2024
Commissioner Great Lakes Commission Julie Barrett-O'Neill Regional Director New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Scott Blackburn Environmental Protection Great Lakes St. [...] Lawrence … Development Specialist Corporation Jennifer Boehme CEO Great Lakes Observing System Joel Brammeier President and CEO Alliance for the Great Lakes Alison Branco Climate Adaptation Director The Nature Conservancy … Relations Great Lakes Commission Timothy Bruno Great Lakes. [...] Lawrence River Institute Shannon Donley Senior Program Lead Great Lakes Protection Fund Shannon Dougherty Great Lakes Program Director …
and CEO Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative Todd Ambs Commissioner Great Lakes Commission Julie … Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Specialist Corporation Jennifer Boehme CEO Great Lakes Observing … Brammeier President and CEO Alliance for the Great Lakes Alison Branco Climate Adaptation Director The Nature … for External Relations Great Lakes Commission Timothy Bruno Great Lakes Program Coordinator Pennsylvania … Director Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) James Clift Deputy Director Michigan …